'Manatee' definitions:

Definition of 'manatee'

noun

Sirenian mammal of tropical coastal waters of America; the flat tail is rounded [syn: manatee, Trichechus manatus]

From: GCIDE

manatee \man`a*tee"\, n. [Sp. manat['i], from the native name in Haiti. Cf. Lamantin.] (Zool.) Any species of Trichechus, a genus of sirenians; -- called also sea cow. [Written also manaty, manati.] [1913 Webster]
Note: One species (Trichechus Senegalensis) inhabits the west coast of Africa; another (Trichechus Americanus) inhabits the east coast of South America, and the West-Indies. The Florida manatee ({Trichechus latirostris}) is by some considered a distinct species, by others it is thought to be a variety of {Trichechus Americanus}. It sometimes becomes fifteen feet or more in length, and lives both in fresh and salt water. It was hunted for its oil and flesh, and every species is now an endangered species. [1913 Webster]

Name :

Manatee -- U.S. County in Florida

Population (2000) :

264002

Housing Units (2000) :

138128

Land area (2000) :

741.026971 sq. miles (1919.250962 sq. km)

Water area (2000) :

151.718182 sq. miles (392.948270 sq. km)

Total area (2000) :

892.745153 sq. miles (2312.199232 sq. km)

Located within :

Florida (FL), FIPS 12

Location :

27.487817 N, 82.549069 W